Wisconsin judge allows civil case against fake Trump electors to proceed
A Wisconsin judge is allowing a civil lawsuit filed against 10 fake electors for former President Donald Trump and two of his attorneys to proceed
2023-08-11 05:52
Texas judge says no quick ruling expected over GOP efforts to toss 2022 election losses near Houston
Following closing arguments in the first of multiple legal challenges to local election results in Harris County, Texas, a visiting judge said the decision on whether to overturn the outcome based on alleged irregularities is weeks away
2023-08-11 05:27
'They are going off the Richter scale, both sides': Manchin flirts with becoming an independent
Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate West Virginia Democrat who has yet to decide whether to run for reelection next year or mount a long-shot third party bid for the White House, said Thursday that he's "thinking seriously" about becoming an independent.
2023-08-11 05:16
FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads
The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation
2023-08-11 04:57
Biden plans to make abortion rights a key part of his reelection fight, campaign manager says
President Joe Biden will lean into protecting abortion rights on the 2024 campaign trail, his campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, told CNN Thursday in her first live television interview.
2023-08-11 03:27
Explainer-Why has Ecuador become so violent?
Ecuador was reeling on Thursday from the slaying of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio the night before, less than
2023-08-11 03:16
Federal regulators inch a bit closer to regulating AI in political ads
The Federal Election Commission on Thursday took a small step toward regulating so-called deepfake material in political ads, agreeing to seek public comment on whether existing federal rules against fraudulent campaign advertising apply to ads that use artificial intelligence technology.
2023-08-11 02:48
Special counsel wants Trump election subversion case to begin on January 2, 2024
Federal prosecutors who've brought the 2020 election interference criminal case against Donald Trump are seeking to start to the trial on January 2, 2024, days before the anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol and the Iowa caucuses.
2023-08-11 02:23
Special Counsel Smith proposes Jan 2, 2024 date for Trump trial - filing
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asked a federal judge to schedule a Jan 2, 2024 trial
2023-08-11 01:55
Biden heads to Republican Utah to promote his bipartisan bonafides
President Joe Biden is turning to a reliably Republican state -- and its GOP governor -- to highlight one of his key bipartisan accomplishments he's trying to sell to voters heading into 2024.
2023-08-11 01:53
Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case
Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team have asked a judge to set a Jan. 2 trial date for ex-President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss
2023-08-11 01:47
Targeting DeSantis, Trump team warns state parties that super PACs can't act as an arm of a campaign
Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign by sending a letter to all state Republican parties arguing they cannot work with a super PAC as if it's representing a candidate
2023-08-11 01:46